Federal government putting $1.35 million into Alberta hydrogen projects – Edmonton Journal

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Ottawa is putting $1.35 million into helping Alberta companies engineer and test hydrogen fuel infrastructure, equipment and technologies.

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Dan Vandal, federal minister in charge of Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), said Tuesday the funding will help Alberta companies get ahead in the rapidly growing hydrogen economy.

“We are investing in projects that provide entrepreneurs and provide businesses with the knowledge that they need, and the resources they need, to develop industry leading-edge hydrogen products and technologies,” Vandal said at his first announcement since being appointed minister two weeks ago.

C-FER Technologies, a non-profit subsidiary of government agency Alberta Innovates, provides experimental testing and specialized engineering consulting services out of Edmonton. It will use the federal funding to upgrade one of its facilities to help test new products and procedures for hydrogen transportation and storage.

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Alberta Innovates is also chipping in $300,000. Combined with contributions from private companies, a total of $2.8 million is going towards the initiative.

Vandal estimated that 50 small and medium-sized energy companies will benefit from the program.

Kirk Hamilton, C-FER’s senior engineering adviser, said a key challenge is for the industry to develop the necessary infrastructure to move hydrogen once it’s generated.

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